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ALBER'ISCHIID, OF HAVRE, F .R..U TGE5 TRUCK-FRAME roe Moros-CARS.

:SPECIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent Ho. 710.809, dated October 7, 1902. knpliction liled Jancaryv, 1992. Serial No. 91.808. (Ho nodal.)

To all whom, it .may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALBERT SCHMID, a eitizen of the United States of America, residing at 3 Rue Vacqnerie, St. Adresse, Havre, France, have invented certain new and use; fnl Improvements in Trncklirames of Motor- Cars, of which the following is a specification.

-`=My invention relates to the construction of the triiclr-fraxne of a motor-car in such amanner that the passengers who occupy the body of the car are r'eli'eved from the shaking and vibration` which attend the working of the motor, this construction also affording facilities in the building of motor-cars, the motor with the driving-gear and frame being separate from and independent of the car-body,

' so that the builder can make these parts separately, thereby greatly cheapening the building of motor-cars.

This invention also rendersthe motoxgnitb its drivinggear,easy of access for inspection and repairs. For this purpose I construct the trnclframe, as I shall describe, referring to the accompanying drawings.

Figure .l is a side View, and Fig. 2 is a plan, of a truck-frame according to my invention. Fig. 3 is a rear end view, and Fig. 4 isa front end view. Fig. 5 is a part side xiew, and Fig..

separate frame, which consists of two side bars g,which have eyes with adjustable bushes '4p embracing the rear axles and which in front are carried on springs h, resting on the front axle f. The front wheelsk are mounted on short crank-axles the crank-arms -m of which are connected by a rod n, while Varl- 45 other crank-arm p of one of tho axles is connectod by a rod q to steering-gear r.

Instead of the blade-springs h for carrying the front ends of the bars g helical springs:

may be employed, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6. 5o

As the side bars g, which carry the motor and driving-gear, are carried independently of the main frame a, the shake and vibration dne to the motor are not transmitted to the body of the car, which can be made while thesgA truck-frame with the motor and drivinggear can be separately prepared, the whole being finally pnt together to complete Vthe ear.

Having th-ns described the nature of this invention and the best means I'know of can' 6 o rying tl e same into practical effect, I claim- A motor-car having a truck-frame made in two separate and independent parts, independently mounted, one of said parts carrying the motorl and driving-gear, the other 6 part carrying the car-body and being hinged on one of the truck-axles and arranged to be swung upwardly to give access-to the driving' mechanism, said body when lowered resting on springs on the front and rear axles; sub- 7o stantiaiiy as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

ALBERT SCHMID. Witnesses:

JULES FRIEDMAN, E. J. MORCKERBA'KER. 

